Yep. The Emergency Bandage, plus another item, makes up the basis for my personal Combat Lifsaver kit. In any event, for under 10 bucks, it's some of the best-priced life insurance around, and with likely applications in automobile collisions as well as for gunshot wounds.
This internationally patented, FDA approved bandage is the ideal solution for emergency treatment, when every second counts. The product consolidates multiple first-aid devices such as a primary dressing, pressure applicator, secondary dressing and a foolproof closure apparatus to secure the bandage in place, all within one unit. The Emergency Bandage is designed for quick and easy application by professional and non-professional caregivers, injured soldier, combat medic, or untrained first responder personnel to provide effective, multi-functional treatment.
The Emergency Bandage’s sterile, non-adherent pad applies pressure to any site, is easily wrapped, secured and has an additional application, similar to a tourniquet, to further constrict blood-flow. The product is so easy to use that even an injured person can self-apply the bandage with one hand.First-aid treatment devices for the staunching of blood flow from traumatic hemorrhagic wounds in pre-hospital emergency situations feature: Immediate direct pressure to the wound site Quick, easy, personal, and professional application Consolidation of numerous treatment devices into a single unit Significant per treatment time and cost savings Designed with the end-user in mind Ease of application for both Victim and Care-Giver (even if the victim is his own care-giver).
Efficient Blood Staunching Capability/ Ease of Operation
The sterile, non-adherent pad is placed on the wound. The application of direct pressure to the wound site is achieved by wrapping the elasticized woven leader over the topside of the bandage pad where the specially designed pressure bar is situated. The pressure bar is designed to readily accept the wrapping leader. After engagement of the pressure bar, wrapping the leader in any direction around the limb or body part and onto the pressure bar forces the pressure bar down onto the pad creating the direct pressure needed to bring about homeostasis. The pressure bar, in addition to its primary function, facilitates bandaging. The elastic bandage uses the rigid shape of the pressure bar to change direction while bandaging, thus affording the caregiver more options for effective dressing of the wound. Subsequent wrappings of the leader secures and maintains the pad in place over the wound, and by covering all the edges of the pad acts as a sterile secondary dressing. The bandage leader is woven wide and will not bunch up or twist itself into a rope. The closure system of the bandage is multi-functional yet simple, quick, and familiar. Situated at the end of the leader is a closure bar (dowel with hooking clips) at each end to secure the wrapping leader the same way that a pen is secured in a shirt pocket. The closure bar holds the bandage securely in place over the wound site. If additional pressure is required the closure bar is easily removed from its normal closure position and inserted between previous layers of the leader directly above the protruding pressure bar and rotated. This rotation acts to screw down the pressure bar onto the wound to exert blood-staunching pressure. The closure bar is used as before to secure the dressing.* P/N FCP-01 - NSN# 6510-01-460-0849 (4" width-green)
* P/N FCP-02 - NSN# 6510-01-492-2275 (6" width-green) *
P/N FCP-05 - NSN# 6510-01-515-7528 (6" wide-green with extra sliding/mobile pad- double pad)